Top Agents Show True Grit in a Tough Market- The New York Times

By ANTOINETTE MARTIN COLDWELL BANKER honored one of its agents recently with a party at the Alpine Country Club in Demarest. Although such events don’t happen very often in these lean real estate times, the agent, Michele... read more

Montclair Real Estate: 07042 Saves The Day-Baristanet.com

BY Liz George   What’s keeping Montclair’s housing market looking, well, less depreciated? It’s not homes selling in the 07043 zip code. Nope — according to this New York Times article, we can thank Montclair’s Estate section... read more

One Town, but Two Markets – New York Times

By ANTOINETTE MARTIN OVER the last six months or so, it seems several New Jersey towns have developed symptoms of split personality — at least when it comes to their real estate markets. Take Montclair, for instance:... read more

How Flooding Hurts Home Values- New York Times

  By ANTOINETTE MARTIN   AFTER the shrewd and wary real estate blogger known as Grim (real name: James A. Bednar of njrereport.com) bought his first house in Wayne last spring, he quickly announced where he would start... read more

Internal communication through technology -Reporternews.com

Dave Hogan, APR, AbileneBiz contributor Still communicating with your employees using newsletters and bulletin boards? It may be time for your organization to think more creatively about how to use technology to improve internal communication. In the... read more

Local Data Becomes ‘Hyperlocal’ – New York Times

      By ANTOINETTE MARTIN THE more specific the facts an agent has at his disposal — facts, for instance, about what has sold just down the street, and for how much, and how long it took —... read more

Just sold! The latest info about recent sales- in your backyard and beyond- New York Post

 Teaneck- $348,74- 11257 Kensington Road-Four-bedroom, 2¹/2-bath bi-level house on a 50-by-116-foot lot, with renovated kitchen with granite counters, renovated baths, family room, laundry area, central AC and two-car garage. Taxes $11,884. Asking price $449,000, on... read more

In Home Sales, Courtesy Goes a Long Way- New York Times

By ANTOINETTE MARTIN ANYONE who has stepped into the often-stressful real estate market in New Jersey lately can hardly help being aware that it is an increasingly rude arena. With the supercilious buyers, hypersensitive sellers, inconsiderate sales... read more

The Exurbs, Too, Appreciate an Oasis- New York Times

By ELSA BRENNER An analytical computer tool developed by Jordan Baris realty — which it unveiled to the National Association of Realtors, and recently sold for use to a Long Island agency (but says it will... read more

Suburbia, but Not the Cookie-Cutter Kind – New York Times

By DAVE CALDWELL ADRIENNE NATRILLO and her husband, Javier Gomez, moved to Berkeley Heights, N.J., from Connecticut four years ago because the town was 15 miles from her office in East Hanover and had houses they... read more